# Old Miller — The Lady of the Barge character guide

> Old Miller in The Lady of the Barge by W. W. Jacobs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Miller, Miller, the slower-going Mr. Miller, The triumphant Miller, the wily Mr. Miller

**First appearance:** 0000-the-lady-of-the-barge

## Who they are

A wily, triumphant old bargeman whose sharp tongue and sharper bargains steer the Arabella through domestic storms and religious quarrels alike.

## Relationships

### [Ann Pullen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/characters/ann_pullen)

_social_

Neighbors who exchange pleasantries and local news.

### [Old Wiggett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/characters/old_wiggett)

_friendship_

Two elderly villagers who enjoy reminiscing about the old days.

### [Ann Pullen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/characters/ann_pullen)

_social_

Neighbors who exchange pleasantries and local news.

### [Old Wiggett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/characters/old_wiggett)

_friendship_

Two elderly villagers who enjoy reminiscing about the old days.

### [Old Wiggett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/characters/old_wiggett)

_friendship_

Two elderly villagers who enjoy reminiscing about the old days.

### [Ann Pullen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/characters/ann_pullen)

_social_

Neighbors who exchange pleasantries and local news.

## In the story

### [A Golden Venture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/chapters/a-golden-venture)

A slow, oxlike dealer who courts Ann for her money, then proposes after believing she lost it, only to discover the inheritance was indeed a mistake.

### [Three at Table](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/chapters/three-at-table)

The elderly host who reluctantly takes in the lost narrator and arranges the dark dinner to accommodate his son.

## Links

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